Overview of Learning
This course is ideal for those governors and trustees looking for a refresher and sector update. With the ever-changing educational landscape and the role of governance within it, this course will ensure you are up to date with the DfE’s expectations of governance. By the end of the session, you will have:
- Revisited the three core functions of governance
- Examined how the Competency Framework for Effective Governance links to these functions
- Reviewed good practice approaches to school governance
- Considered Ofsted’s expectations under the Education Inspection Framework
Audience:
All governors, trustees, local governors and members of schools and academies. This is intended for more experienced governors as a refresher and not those new to the role.
Presenters:
Mrs Marie Foley, Governance Training Officer
Format:
This course will be a recorded video session. These will be released to you on the dates advertised and available to view via the secure Bolton Governance Gateway website. Notification will be made via email. You can view the recording at your leisure after this date.
Pricing and Cancelation
Fees for this session are payable via the school budget and not by individual members of the governing board. If your governing board has signed up to the Governance Training Service Level Agreement, sessions are free of charge. Governors of governing boards who have not signed up to the Governance Training Service Level Agreement may attend for a fee of £90 per session.
If you are unable to attend a course, we ask that you please notify the Governance Services Team on 01204 332116 at the earliest opportunity and at least five working days prior to the course date to enable the place to be offered to others.
Cancellation fees will apply for non-attendance or if a place is cancelled by the delegate within five working days of the course date. Schools who have signed up to the Governance Training Service Level Agreement will be charged £25 for each cancellation within five days of the course. If your school has not signed up to the SLA the full course fee will be charged. Fees may be waived in exceptional circumstances. Please contact Marie Foley, Governance Training Officer on 01204 332116 or via email at marie.foley@bolton.gov.uk